Protest in downtown Munich against human rights violations in Xinjiang. Munich is the venue of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC).
For months, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has been delaying the publication of a report on the situation of the Uyghurs in China. Now Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokata reacted first and made serious accusations against the government in Beijing. The timing is delicate. Just last week, the People's Republic ratified two conventions against forced labor.
A few days after the solemnly presented ratification of international conventions against forced labor, the People's Republic of China is facing serious accusations by a UN body. A Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Tomoya Obokata, considers it proven that "forms of slavery" occur both in the autonomous region of Xinjiang and Tibet.